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His Majesty
Football in general is a joke far as competition goes.
Money has killed it and glory hunters have played their part in that.
Some twats will come along soon enough to justifiy their support for teams that really have nothing to do with them.
I have a friend that is crazy about Man City. Born and bred in Aberdeen, but his excuse is he has liked City since he was a child. season ticket holder, spends a fortune flying back and forth. Makes a change from usual glory hunter choices up here, but still, what a @#$%&.
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Stoneage
Yep, everything circles around the big clubs. And their purchased international squads. But there is nothing we can do about it (except refrain from supporting them). It's business. Nothing else.
Forget the days when the players actually originated from the cities (or even countries) and clubs they played with.
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His Majesty
Football in general is a joke far as competition goes.
Money has killed it and glory hunters have played their part in that.
Some twats will come along soon enough to justifiy their support for teams that really have nothing to do with them.
I have a friend that is crazy about Man City. Born and bred in Aberdeen, but his excuse is he has liked City since he was a child. season ticket holder, spends a fortune flying back and forth. Makes a change from usual glory hunter choices up here, but still, what a @#$%&.
I agree. Money and satellite TV have ruined the sport. Only the bankrolled elite have the slightest chance of winning the big prizes in the game. Gone are the days when clubs like Aberdeen, Nottingham Forest and Aston Villa could win European Competitions. Dundee United, currently not even in the top league in Scotland, reached a UEFA Cup Final, beating Barcelona home and away along the way.
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Spud
The problem with the English Premier league is at the same its greatest strength.
There are four or five teams with the quality to win and deserve the title...but only one title to win.
How not coming out on top from those four or five teams can be seen as failure I'm not really sure...but, sadly, that's how football works.
Even the FA cup is today seen as a "booby prize" ...with all emphasis being on top four placement for Champions League paydays.
Personally I don't like the increasing globalisation of football.
The old European Cup was great, and suitably prestigious in its own right, but nothing should be more important then each nation's domestic league and major cup competitions.
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crawdaddy
Fantastic win tonight ,by the magnificent Team and Manager of Manchester United.
Against all the odds, this team got through to the next stage of Champions League with a 3-1 win at PSG.
Ole will be manager at start of next season, and then the team will just play great football ……………………as they have been doing since the new manager took over.
They will compete against Man City and Liverpool as the best team in the Premier League and Europe.
A great night for Man Utd.
PSG V Man Utd.
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crawdaddy
Fantastic win tonight ,by the magnificent Team and Manager of Manchester United.
Against all the odds, this team got through to the next stage of Champions League with a 3-1 win at PSG.
Ole will be manager at start of next season, and then the team will just play great football ……………………as they have been doing since the new manager took over.
They will compete against Man City and Liverpool as the best team in the Premier League and Europe.
A great night for Man Utd.
PSG V Man Utd.
Football, bloody hell!
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1985jayer
that was not a penalty
that was not a penalty
yes, thay are playing well, but never seen that called before, his back was to the ball and it was a horrible call and worst VAR. All 3 Sweden ref's wanted the Norway Manchester Utd manager to win.Quote
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crawdaddy
Fantastic win tonight ,by the magnificent Team and Manager of Manchester United.
Against all the odds, this team got through to the next stage of Champions League with a 3-1 win at PSG.
Ole will be manager at start of next season, and then the team will just play great football ……………………as they have been doing since the new manager took over.
They will compete against Man City and Liverpool as the best team in the Premier League and Europe.
A great night for Man Utd.
PSG V Man Utd.
Football, bloody hell!
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1985jayer
that was not a penalty
that was not a penalty
yes, thay are playing well, but never seen that called before, his back was to the ball and it was a horrible call and worst VAR. All 3 Sweden ref's wanted the Norway Manchester Utd manager to win.
The ref was from Slovenia
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crawdaddy
France and PSG fans are gonna moan and groan about the penalty , but unfortunately in this day and age, technology takes over...….good or bad ,if the immediate decision of the referee is in doubt or unsure.
I thought it was a genuine penalty ,but obviously fans of opposing sides will disagree one way or the other.
That's football...……….and all sport these days.
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Stoneage
First: the referee was Slovenian, not Swedish. Slovenia is far away from Norway. The VAR-referee was Italian by the way.
Second: Man U were lucky. Nothing else. You can't have more luck than that in one game. Basically a hat trick of luck! Two horrible mistakes and a VAR-penalty on extra time.
They didn't produce a shot on goal in the second half. Lukaku handled his chances well though. No mistakes there.
Third: VAR-situations are tricky. I would not have given a penalty in that situation. But the ref did.